Murder is never justified. Killing someone to defend yourself from harm is another story and is not considered murder. There is a grey area though for soldiers following orders and that depends on the situation. Capital punishment should never be justified in my opinion as well.

Murder is never justified. Killing someone to defend yourself from harm is another story and is not considered murder. There is a grey area though for soldiers following orders and that depends on the situation. Capital punishment should never be justified in my opinion as well.

Killing someone to defend yourself is called "Imperfect Self-Defense." Someone told me that but I'm not entirely sure of what that means. Any law majors that can help me out with this one?

You can only kill them if your completely cornered, no where else to run... that means you keep running until your in a dark alley way with no where to run, thats where you can kill them... or get killed..

Murder is never justified. Killing someone to defend yourself from harm is another story and is not considered murder. There is a grey area though for soldiers following orders and that depends on the situation. Capital punishment should never be justified in my opinion as well.

Killing someone to defend yourself is called "Imperfect Self-Defense." Someone told me that but I'm not entirely sure of what that means. Any law majors that can help me out with this one?

Actually, it's called involuntary manslaughter. Any kind of manslaughter is killing with the absence of premeditation. The killing is justified because of our primal instinct of self preservation. That's why murder in this case is such a strong word.

Anyways, I view it as different because animals are inferior to humans and shouldn't deserve to have rights comparable to humans.

Being a carnivore myself, I completely understand your viewpoint. However, this seems like a survival of the fittest thing. We are stronger than them, or more intelligent, that's why we have a greater right to live. But in my opinion, since we are the better race, wouldn't it be up to us to uphold the sanctity of the lives of those not equipped to understand and/or value it?